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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 11:08 AM
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My coupe has a borla quad top oval exhaust and while i love the sound and quality, the stainless tips just can't match the rest of the chrome on the car no matter how much i clean them. Has anyone given thought to switching out the tip for a crome somthing along the lines of say corsa's pro style?
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 11:13 AM
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Mine get pretty dirty also (2-tip) but I have never thought about switching because it doesnt really bother me that much. You may want to try polishing them up with some high grit wet sand paper. ...Just a suggestion

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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by TheRadioFlyer
My coupe has a borla quad top oval exhaust and while i love the sound and quality, the stainless tips just can't match the rest of the chrome on the car no matter how much i clean them. Has anyone given thought to switching out the tip for a crome somthing along the lines of say corsa's pro style?
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 11:45 AM
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I dont' think that they are chrome rather a polished finished. My car runs a bit rich now and darken ups the tips kinda quickly and is a pain to keep clean. I have used the Meguires polish a few times on it and seems to help a bit but not as much as I hoped. I have not tried my wheel polish that I used to keep my CCW 505A looking sharp but is worth a try. I will try to repost once the weather clears here in Orlando.
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 12:15 PM
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I clean mine with NeverDull. It gets them just as shiny as I want them.
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 12:25 PM
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perhaps i'm just not using the correct cleaner? Any pics of freshly cleaned tips to show what mine are supposed to look like?
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by TheRadioFlyer
My coupe has a borla quad top oval exhaust and while i love the sound and quality, the stainless tips just can't match the rest of the chrome on the car no matter how much i clean them. Has anyone given thought to switching out the tip for a crome somthing along the lines of say corsa's pro style?
Mine get dirty also, to the point that they almost look white. I use Meguiers Metal Polish and a tight weave microfiber towel. It takes some serious elbow grease, but they come out looking great. The hardest part to clean is the rolled edge going into the tip that turns black from soot.
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